Giants @ Cubs
July 19, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 7 14 0
Cubs 2 9 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 7 14 0
Cubs 3 10 2

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .285
OBP .000 .304
At Bats 0 193
Hits 0 55
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 25

Vida Blue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 4 0
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Wrigley Field - July 19, 1978
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Vida Blue
Marc Hill
Willie McCovey
Rob Andrews
Darrell Evans
Roger Metzger
Terry Whitfield
Larry Herndon
Jack Clark
Bill Buckner
Dave Rader
Rodney Scott
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bill Buckner pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott scores. Rader moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rader takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 9 Scott hits a line drive beyond short. Metzger can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 9 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Herndon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark scores.
Top 9 Evans strikes out. Rader drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Evans out.
Top 9 McCovey hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Clark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Vail hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Hill moves to third.
Top 8 Blue takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Hill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clines. Hill reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kelleher scores. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelleher moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mick Kelleher pinch hits for Dave Geisel. Kelleher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields the ball and throws to Geisel covering. Safe. Andrews scores. McCovey moves to second.
Top 7 Evans strikes out.
Top 7 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Andrews moves to third.
Top 7 Dave Geisel now pitching. Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Andrews moves to second.
Top 7 Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Whitfield hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Clines hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Trillo takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Vail strikes out.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 White hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blue strikes out.
Top 6 Hill bunts towards the mound. Burris catches it and throws to first to double up Metzger.
Top 6 Dave Rader now catching. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burris hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clines hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Hill moves to second.
Top 4 Whitfield strikes out.
Top 4 Blue bunts towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hill hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Top 4 Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Vail hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Biittner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White strikes out.
Top 3 Herndon strikes out.
Top 3 Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Burris strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scott scores.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Clines hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it and throws to second for the out. Hill moves to third.
Top 2 Whitfield bunts in front of the plate. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blue bunts towards third. Scott fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Scott. Hill moves to second.
Top 2 Hill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Evans scores.
Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Clark moves to third. Evans moves to second.
Top 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to second for the out. Whitfield moves to third.
Top 1 Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second.
Top 1 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.